{
  "id": 263449,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu introduces Bill to levy environmental and social welfare cess on liquor sales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/tamil-nadu-introduces-bill-to-levy-environmental-and-social-welfare",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T11:44:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-introduces-bill-to-levy-environmental-and-social-welfare-cess-on-liquor-sales/article71317392.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The cess would fund a range of environmental and social welfare initiative including recycling, safe disposal and reuse of liquor bottles and containers, as well as rehabilitation and de-addiction programmes for individuals affected by alcohol addiction",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/ready-to-face-insults-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-amid-face-off-with",
        "published": "2026-08-07T07:33:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/watch-cauvery-an-emotional-issue-wont-play-politics-vijay",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:17:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/tamil-nadu-seeks-permanent-freeze-on-lok-sabha-seats-as-opposition",
        "published": "2026-08-08T16:54:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}